General Limits on At-Will in Texas

·        Civil rights laws (Federal & State)

·        Terminating rehired military service person

·        Voting

·        Coercion to vote a particular way

·        Jury duty

·        Assignment of wages

·        Garnishment of wages

·        Exercising OSHA rights

·        Bankruptcy

·        Whistleblower (public employees)

·        Married or single pregnant employee

·        Employee protected by National Labor Relations Act

·        Exercising rights to form or join union

·        Worker’s Compensation

·        Pursuing rights under ERISA

·        Refusal to violate the law

·        Attending a political convention

·        Reporting hazardous material violation

·        Sexual orientation (Dallas, Austin, Houston, Ft. Worth)

·        Refusal to use a company store

·        Reporting patient abuse

·        Enforcement of a child support order

·        Range of Federal statutes (FMLA, ADA, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc)

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